List of people executed in Washington

The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Washington since capital punishment was resumed in the United States in 1976.

Only five people, all male, were executed in Washington since 1976, three by lethal injection and two by hanging. 2010 was the last year an execution took place in the state before capital punishment was declared unconstitutional in 2018 and formally abolished in 2023. ^{[1] [2]}

List of people executed in Washington since 1976

No.	Name	Race	Age	Sex	Date of execution	County	Method	Victim(s)	Governor	Ref.
1	Westley Allan Dodd	White	31	Male	January 5, 1993	Clark	Hanging	3 victims [a]	Booth Gardner		[3]
2	Charles Rodman Campbell		39		May 27, 1994	Snohomish		3 victims [b]	Mike Lowry	[4]
3	Jeremy Vargas Sagastegui		27		October 13, 1998	Benton	Lethal injection	3 victims [c]	Gary Locke	[5]
4	James Homer Elledge		58		August 28, 2001	Snohomish		Eloise Jane Fitzner		[6]
5	Cal Coburn Brown		52		September 10, 2010	King		Holly Washa	Christine Gregoire	[7]

Demographics

Race
White	5	100%
Age
20–29	1	20%
30–39	2	40%
50–59	2	40%
Sex
Male	5	100%
Female	0	0%
Date of execution
1990–1999	3	60%
2000–2009	1	20%
2010–2019	1	20%
Method
Lethal injection	3	60%
Hanging	2	40%
Governor (Party)
Booth Gardner (D)	1	20%
Mike Lowry (D)	1	20%
Gary Locke (D)	2	40%
Christine Gregoire (D)	1	20%
Total	5	100%

See also

• Capital punishment in the United States
• Capital punishment in Washington
• Lists of people executed in the United States
• List of people executed in Washington (pre–1972)

Notes

1. Cole and William Neer, Lee Iseli
2. Ranae and Shannah Wicklund, Barbara Hendrickson
3. Melissa and her son Keivan Sarbacher, Lisa Vera-Acevedo

References

1. "Washington – Washington Execution Totals Since 1976". Death Penalty Information Center . Retrieved August 13, 2025.
2. "Washington state officially abolishes death penalty". Associated Press . Retrieved August 13, 2025.
3. "Washington resumes the death penalty by hanging Westley Allan Dodd on January 5, 1993". HistoryLink. September 25, 2003. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
4. "Campbell's spree shocked public...". (May 27, 1994). The Spokesman-Review, p.9
5. "Triple murderer becomes first in state to die by lethal injection". (October 13, 1998). Columbia County Review, p. 1
6. "State executes man for 1998 killing". (August 28, 2001). The Olympian, p.1
7. "Brown executed for 1991 murder". (September 11, 2010). The Bellingham Herald, p. A3